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Summary

The Witchcraft Readerdraws together the best historical writing on the subject, exploring the origins and consequences of the fear of witches. The Readertraces the development of witch beliefs in the late Middle Ages, the social and political dynamics of witch-hunts in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, and the continuing relevance of the subject today. This second edition has been extensively revised and updated to include important new research in the field. There are expanded sections on witchcraft in the Middle Ages and the role of gender in witch trials, as well as new work on demonic possession and the decline and survival of witch beliefs. The major themes and debates in the study of witchcraft are brought together in a general introduction, which places the extracts in a critical context and each extract has an introduction which contextualizes its author. The Witchcraft Reader offers a wide range of historical perspectives in a single, accessible volume aimed at anyone intrigued by this complex and fascinating subject.

Table of Contents

Preface

p. ix

Acknowledgements

p. x

General introduction

p. 1

Medieval origins

p. 19

Witch Trials in Medieval Europe (1976)

p. 23

The Demonisation of Medieval Heretics (1975)

p. 31

Witchcraft and Reform in the Late Middle Ages (2003)

p. 37

The Malleus Maleficarum and the Construction of Witchcraft (2003)

p. 43

Witchcraft, magic and fear

p. 49

The Experience of Bewitchment (1996)

p. 53

Witches and Charmers in Scotland (2002)

p. 64

The Medical Effects of Witchcraft in Early Modern Europe (2002)

p. 69

Weather, Hunger and Fear: Origins of the European Witch-Hunts in Climate, Society and Mentality (1995)

p. 74

The idea of a witch cult

p. 87

Margaret Murray's Witch Cult (1994)

p. 93

Heartland of the Witchcraze (1981)

p. 99

From Dream Cult to Witches' Sabbath (1993)

p. 107

The Alternative World of the Witches' Sabbat (1993)

p. 112

Inversion, Misrule and the Meaning of Witchcraft (1980)

p. 120

Witchcraft and the Reformation

p. 131

Protestant Witchcraft, Catholic Witchcraft (1997)

p. 136

A Lutheran Response to Witchcraft and Magic (1996)

p. 148

Anabaptists and the Devil (1999)

p. 154

Witchcraft and authority

p. 165

The Crime of Witchcraft in Europe (1994)

p. 171

Pierre De Lancre and the Basque Witch-Hunt (1999)

p. 180

State-Building and Witch-Hunting in Early Modern Europe (1996)

p. 185

Witchcraft, Confessionalism and Authority (2002)

p. 198

Witchcraft, possession and the Devil

p. 205

The Devil and the German People (1989)

p. 211

The Social Meanings of Demonic Possession (2004)

p. 223

Ecstasy, Possession, Witchcraft (2004)

p. 230

Johann Weyer and the Devil (1994)

p. 240

Witchcraft and gender

p. 247

Was Witch-Hunting Woman-Hunting? (1994)

p. 253

The Myth of the Persecuted Female Healer (1995)

p. 257

Damned Women in Puritan New England (1997)

p. 261

Women, Witches and Witnesses (1993)

p. 267

Masculinity and Male Witches in Old and New England (2005)

p. 287

Reading confessions

p. 301

Witchcraft Confessions and Demonology (2005)

p. 305

Witches, Wives and Mothers (1995)

p. 311

Oedipus and the Devil (1994)

p. 324

The decline of witchcraft

p. 337

The Decline of Witchcraft Prosecutions (1999)

p. 341

The Decline of the Witchcraft Pamphlet (1999)

p. 349

Urbanisation and the Decline of Witchcraft: An Examination of London (1997)